'Does he speak of us?'
'He asked me who you were. He was familiar with the Contessa's name and had book-visited several palaces that had belonged to the family. He was impressed by your name, Madam, which I gave to impress him.'
'Do you think he will put us in a book?'
'I'm sure of it. He puts everything in a book.'
'We ought to be in a book,' the Colonel said. 'Would you mind, Daughter?'
'Of course not,' the girl said. 'But I'd rather Dante wrote it.'
'Dante isn't around,' the Colonel said.
'Can you tell me anything about the war?' the girl asked. 'Anything that I should be permitted to know?'
'Sure. Anything you like.'
'What was General Eisenhower like?'
'Strictly the Epworth League. Probably that is unjust too. Also complicated by various other influences. An excellent politic
